Basket liner



A. H. WOOD BASKET LINER June 30, 1931.

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I '1 liner having r Patented June so, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oF IcEARTHUR IEL'WDOID, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO SIMPLEX PAPERCORPORA- TION, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN BASKETLINER Application filed October 2,1929; Serial No. 396,633.

This invention, which relates to liners for baskets wherein is packedfruit, vegetables, or other like commodities, is concerned with certainimprovements by which the liner may be produced, shipped and set up witha minimum of expense, be made strong-and durable, and be permitted toexpand or enlarge, as required to meet conditions without yielding orrupture of the liner material itself. A

these characteristics is advantageous in t ing conditions, and affords amaximum 'of protection atall times because of its rugged construction.In the accomplishment of this end I utilize a strip of material,preferably fibrous, bent around to present its two ends in overlappingrelation, and provide for such a liner a locking means which, whenreleased, will permit of circumferential movement whereby the liner willenlarge in its entirety. In this manner the liner material itself is notrequired to yield or rupture and so may be formed from a wide range ofaper stock which is suitable for the intends purpose.

exemplification of my invention is set forth in the accompanyingdrawings wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the liner as itappears when set up ready toibe filled;

A Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of a basket in whichis fitted the present liner a portion ofwhich is also broken away toexhibit the contents thereof; and

Fi 3 is a fragmentary detail in elevation sh'owlngthe releasable meansused for connecting .theends of the liner strip.

' ably curved somewhat so that when the liner isbent into circular form,with its two ends 5 and 6 lapped past each other, the liner Wlll havethe general form of a cone frustrum.

lThiS is desirable, so that the linerv will conform better to the insideof an ordinary fruit orvegetable basket B, such as is shown in Fig. 2.For convenience in packing and shipping the liner may be foldedtransversely as 0 at 7 one or more times. Openings 8 are also at it ismore adaptable to vary-- provided through the body of the liner topromote ventilation therethrough. The two ends of the liner arereleasably I connected by novel means which will now be explained. .Asshown, a thread or cord 9 is chain-stitched through the two plies of theliner in the region of its overlapping ends.

, cord when it is desired to ravel the chainstitching between the twoends of the liner.

shown in Fig. 1, thechain is normally prevented from raveling by havingits extended'end 10 pass through the topmost loop, from which it may bereadily removed wheneveir it is desired to separate the two liner en s.

In use, a column of fruit, vegetables, or the like is placed in theliner the ends of which areinitially connected by the chain-stitchingalready described. After the liner, together with its contents, isplaced within the basket B, the cord or thread is pulled to break theconnection between the two liner ends. When this takes place, the lineris free toenlarge ing of the chain-stitch connection to enlarge Thepresent liner A maybe made of a paperboard or fibrous material hayingthe desired strength and flexibility. Its form is that of a strip havingits longer edges prefercircumferentially to any extent as permitted bythe walls of the basket in which the liner is laced.

claim:

- 1. A basket liner for accommodating fruit and the like which consistsof a strip of material bendable into circular form with its twoendsconnected by a cord stitched into a chain extending the length ofthe ends and diametrically opposed thereon, one end of end of the linerfor manipulation when the stitching is to be raveled. 2. basket linerfor accommodating fruit the cord being extended beyond the proximate andthe like which consists of a strip of inaterial having its twoends-joined by a stitching of chain formation w extending substantiallythe width of the liner and diametrically opposed thereon with one end ofthe stitching carried past and embracing the proximate edge thereof forconvenient manipulation.

3. A basket liner for use in packing fruit and the like, comprising abendable strip of material with overlapping ends, and a removablecontinuous means extending the length of and embracing opposite sides ofthe overlapping ends and being diametrically opposed thereon, said meansuniting the ends at short spaced intervals therealong.

4. A basket liner for use in packing fruit and the like, comprising abendable strip of material with overlapping ends, and a removablecontinuous flexible member extending the length of and embracingopposite sides thereof, said means diametrically op4' posed upon anduniting said ends at short 7 spaced intervals therealong, also securinthe.

upper edges thereof and extending t erebeyond to form an overhangingportion adapted to be manipulated to remove the continuous means.

In testimony'whereof, I have my hand this 27th (2% of Se tember, 1929. 7H. WOOD.

hereunto set

